Synonyms for heterogeneous
- adjective
Most common
mixed diverse motley dissimilar inhomogeneous heterologous unhomogeneous
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Adjective
1. Mixed
mixed, diverse, motley, miscellaneous, dissimilar, various, disparate, complex, different, varied, contrasted, contrary, diversified, multifarious, unlike, eclectic, discordant, sundry, conglomerate, assorted, indiscriminate, variant
Definitions
- adj. 1
Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
He had a large and heterogeneous collection of books.
Related words
- Word family
- heterogene heterogeneity heterogeneousness
- Other spellings
- heterogenous
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In a heterogeneous body unlike parts or particles are intermingled, often without apparent order or plan.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- mixed Stock prices were mixed on the Tokyo market today.
- diverse The vigorous man is engaged in diverse activities.
- motley A motley crew of educators and students gathered at the seminar.
- dissimilar My preferences are very dissimilar to yours.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| heterogeneous | rising | |
| mixed | steady | |
| diverse | rising | |
| motley | rising | |
| dissimilar | steady | |
| inhomogeneous | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- mixed1
- 6 letters
- unlike2, varied2, motley2, sundry2
- 7 letters
- various3, complex2, diverse2, variant3
- 8 letters
- contrary3, eclectic3, assorted3
- 9 letters
- different3, disparate3
- 10 letters
- contrasted3, dissimilar4, discordant3
- 11 letters
- diversified4
- 12 letters
- conglomerate4, multifarious, heterologous
- 13 letters
- miscellaneous5, inhomogeneous, unhomogeneous
- 14 letters
- indiscriminate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unlike2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hétérogène
- Italiano
- eterogeneo
- Español
- heterogéneo
- Deutsch
- heterogen